[jan.is.sary] or jan.i.zary n, pl -sar.ies or -zar.ies [It gianizzero, fr. Turk yeniceri, fr. yeni new + ceri soldier] (1529) 1 often cap: a soldier of an elite corps of Turkish troops organized in the 14th century and abolished in 1826
2: a member of a group of loyal or subservient troops, officials, or supporters